Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-30


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PRESENT Aetina Mayer gacob FnKzA anS
C1uneilmsn Frink, GEeen, Moran. Niex1
n1Rssl snd Kettzs sid W. y. Forrezs
Tbs oaunsil a. ouoe resolved iisssl
into 9 Beara Of EqnsIinatio1 foE IL
Fsgisiaa end examinafion 81 lhe azssas-
ment rod fog The ysaR 1857.
4. nlrzermau appaaEed IN answer &c
sikztton, and On mution The assessment
u Measrs yokias d EinRsEmnn was
Kissed at e1Aoon.
Ordered that Re aasessnent q ne
ooEdon HafdHaEs Oompany BE- Recessed
- Sle.DQ % personal property.
Ordered that Levy Br01hsrs be s.
aeassd on merchandise e40o0.
OfdeEa4 thaa ths saRaaauauk aaainst
ne Slstars q ths Holy Nnmes, TIE
sialsEa % Charity o. the Hnnss oe
Frosfdsnce and the Ladies Relief
Society be stricken frum TIE rel.
Ordfred that A. Ammunds be raized
on Improvements on lol Z, bioek So
LeEgy's Sseond Addition iron 600 10
$50.
Ordered thai Mary Costello be faias1
on impFoFemsnta en- lot 4 block l0A,
IsIryh second Addison, from &c to
81o0s and On ioa 8, hlock 1U4. Terryis
second. frum So 70 81.
Ordered that Charles OAas be rednoed
on personal property from $500 10 $50.
Ordered thai ]. r Lewis Be reduced
o. personal property el59S. en- aecount
OF moFtgaRa.
Ordered that Z. B. Downing Be- M
duced ON personal property el0ss25, On
aeecunt Of mortgages imprOpsriy e.
sessed.
Ordsrsd shat O. Il. KIttinesr Be re-
duoed on personal property $4,000. for
Ordered ihai s. Keansy be redueed
@ personal property from $500 70
The report Of the committee appoins.
ment roll, vas received and placed on
die. Following Is
ms REPORT:
To ne Honorable Mayor and coMnoa
CoHnea Of The City of Ssatfis-GhxzLz
AEN; The undersigned Committee ap-
pointed 10 eofreci and revise the assess.
ment rolls Of the City Of Seattle, for the
year 1851, beR leave 70 submit she fell
lowing report:
We have taken ell property listed IN
der each name on the rolls aud careful
IL compared IL With the Abstract Books
OF NieSz. WhittIeseY a o.. and where
we found Il incorrectly listed, ne have
listed IL 20 the Fiehsfal owner, II on the
roll, and II net on the roll, We have
assessed il In supplemental
list.
According 10 Instructions We have, as
nearly as possible. used the values
placed on the real estate In the roll Of
1856, and added ten per eent. thereto.
We have found about $50. ZOO worth Of
on real estate entirely
omitted from the rolls and have added
il 70 the property upon which q YES sit
uascd. We have ADDED q few per
sonal assessments on the supplemental
list; bra in the limited time allowed,
The Committee vas not able to
IL any great amount Of per-
3 nal pzsEsTty had been omitted. We
found q very large amount Of real
property omitted from the rolls alto
eetheF, and parties assecSed on the
rolls for property which they did not
own ct the taxing dats, and in many
eases had noa owned for years; while
property which parties did own ct the
taxing date was wronQfnlly assessed 10
parties not then the owners, and IN
many instances 10 parties who had
neveE had an interest IN the property, or
slse was not assessed ct all. We found
= great deal Of property assessed which
Is not incIaded In the city limits. We
found churches assessed for church
lots and improvements, and in one case
q cemetery was assessed, also q public
highway. All exempt under the Law,
churches resirictedly exempt, GENE
ieFies and highways clearly 90. A great
deal Of the unplstted ground within
the city limits vas not assessed % all.
All this has been added 10 the roll. The
errors Ia given names and initials. and
also In suFnamas were innumarabla.
Wrong lots were given In the right
blocks and right lots in the wrong
blooksor IN wrong additions, and wrong
lots 10 the wrong BLOCKS or additions;
while tracts we're nisdescribed, and q
great deal Of annoyance was expert
enced by your Committee.
As We were authorized 10 procure adj
dilional help II needed, and hndinR Il
impossible to complete the work on time
ourselves, the Committee employed O.
II. FoFtson. Edward Van Tobel, H. II.
Ames and N. D. Booth 10 assist in the
completion OF the work. In order to
be able 90 report this evening, be have
been compelled 10 work, ON an average,
fourteen hours per day.
The Committee also 6nd real estate
assessed 10 Grace Hospital, Providence
Hospital and the Ladies' Relief Society
and the Catholic School. In 1886 the
Prosecuting Attorney gave the then
Assessor & written opinion to the
eject that Al property owned
BY these institutions, used for
benevolent and charitable purposes.
vas exempt from taxation, and is was
not listed for that year. We have left
these names on the rolls and wonid ash
your Honorable Body to take snch 60
ton in the matter as you may deem
al lots upon which were located church
buildings. We submit herewith the
corrected and CQualizsd rolls for your
and acceptance. Very re-
specially, CHARLIE +. WHrTLEsExi
WILLIAM IL 2100hA1s
Ordered that the assessment roll for
the year 1887, Is revised and corrected
by the Council and nov submitted ~
the Clerk, be and the same is hereby
adopted aud approved.
Ga motian the vote by which tbs
Council awarded the lighting Of the
city streets was reconsiaered, aud on
motion the contract for lighting the
city vas awarded 30 the Seattle Elec-
trio Light Company. Tue aizs Of the
lights 10 to be determined by she Com
mittee on Street Lights.
On motion Il was ordered that the
business men Of the city be requested 20
close their doors, and remain closed
until after the funeral services OF Mrs.
Henry l.. Yesler ere held. 90 Q mark Of
respect 20 the memory OF the deceased.
Adjourned til next regular meeting.
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Prof. Morris will give private exam
nations from > q. m. 20 p. ~. st
Browns Pavilion today, and free leo